Modular firearm support, concealment aid, and shooting equipment holder assembly for a multi-legged stand

ABSTRACT

A modular firearm support, concealment aid, and shooting equipment holder assembly for a multi-legged stand comprises a plurality of flexible leg sleeves configured to releasably engage different legs of the multi-legged stand, and at least one flexible wall panel configured to extend between and releasably engage any two adjacent leg sleeves of the plurality. The wall panel includes a plurality of rows of uniformly spaced, laser-cut, horizontal slots defined therethrough. When secured to an adjacent pair of leg sleeves mounted on a deployed multi-legged stand, the wall panel screens an interior space defined between the legs of the stand from a viewpoint outboard of the wall panel, and provides an upright, load bearing surface to which a user can mount an item of modular light-weight load-carrying equipment (MOLLE).

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser.No. 62/834,455, filed Apr. 16, 2019 and titled “SUPPORT AND ACCESSORYHOLDER FOR A MULTI-LEGGED STAND,” the entire disclosure of which ishereby incorporated by reference.

A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains materialthat is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has noobjection to the reproduction of the patent document or the patentdisclosure, as it appears in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office patentfile or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to multi-legged stands. Moreparticularly, the invention relates to assemblies for mounting andconcealing items on portable multi-legged stands.

Portable multi-legged stands such as bipods and tripods are used tosupport the weight and maintain the stability of some other object,including objects that are too heavy and/or too bulky for the averageperson to steadily hold unaided. Multi-legged stands provide stabilityagainst downward forces, horizontal forces, and movements abouthorizontal axes, including those resulting from forces generated by theobject. Many modern portable multi-legged stands are both light weightand collapsible. Collapsible stands have independently telescopic legsdesigned to be extended in use and collapsed in order to save space whennot in use. The extendable legs of collapsible stands allow a user toindependently vary the length of each leg to accommodate unlevel terrainand thereby precisely level or otherwise position an object supported bythe stand. For these reasons, multi-legged stands are used in a widevariety of applications where it is necessary or desirable for a user tostabilize an object in one or more axes of movement. For example,military personnel, hunters, competitive shooters, surveyors, andphotographers, among others, frequently use multi-legged stands tosupport and stabilize such items as firearms, spotting scopes, surveyinginstruments, cameras, and the like.

In the context of precision shooting, marksmen around the worldregularly employ multi-legged stands as a forward rest for their riflesto minimize shake, reduce recoil, and thus increase accuracy of shotplacement. However, the vocational requirements of certain militarymembers, such as snipers and designated marksmen, generally require morethan a simple platform from which to deliver long-range fire or conductreconnaissance. For example, such personnel must generally be able torapidly take-down, relocate, and redeploy their stands and weapons inorder to remain operational in different tactical situations andenvironments. In addition to their firearm, such personnel typicallyrequire and employ a variety of sensitive optics, communication, andnavigation equipment while conducting operations in which remainingconcealed and being able to immediately and repeatedly access suchequipment is critical.

However, currently available multi-legged stands typically do notprovide a user with onboard storage space for temporarily stowingfrequently-used shooting equipment or related gear, much less stowinggear in a readily accessible location. Nor do available stands protectsuch equipment from inclement weather or accidental physical damage, orconceal the equipment or user. Another problem with availablemulti-legged stands is that they can easily topple if not properlydeployed or anchored, whether or not the stand includes integralstabilizers.

Accordingly, what is needed are improvements in multi-legged stands.

BRIEF SUMMARY

This Brief Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in asimplified form that are further described below in the DetailedDescription. This Summary is not intended to identify key features oressential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended tobe used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subjectmatter.

The presently disclosed subject matter overcomes or minimizes some orall of the identified deficiencies of the prior art, as will becomeevident to those of ordinary skill in the art after a study of theinformation presented in this document.

Disclosed herein is a modular firearm support, concealment aid, andshooting equipment holder assembly for multi-legged stands. The assemblyincludes at least two interchangeable, flexible leg sleeves, at leastone flexible wall panel, and, in some embodiments, a mesh floor panel,which can be assembled and mounted on a multi-legged stand, such as atripod, in a variety of different configurations customizable by a userfor different applications in which it is desirable or necessary tomount items of shooting equipment (or other equipment) on the stand andthereby conceal the items and the user.

Accordingly, in one aspect, the disclosure provides an assembly formounting and concealing items on a tripod. The assembly comprises atleast two flexible leg sleeves configured to wrap around and releasablyengage a leg of the tripod, a plurality of primary anchor tabs securedto an exterior surface of each leg sleeve, at least one flexible wallpanel having a plurality of rows of uniformly spaced horizontal slotsdefined therein, a plurality of straps extending from each of a leftside and a right side of the wall panel, and a plurality of releasablewall panel fasteners connected to the plurality of straps. The wallpanel fasteners are removably receivable in the primary anchor tabs tosecure the wall panel to an adjacent pair of leg sleeves. The wall panelscreens a portion of an interior space defined between the legs of thetripod from a viewpoint outboard of the wall panel, and provides anupright, load bearing surface to which a user can selectably mount anitem of modular light-weight load-carrying equipment (MOLLE) when eachof the leg sleeves is engaged with a different leg of the tripod, theplurality of wall panel fasteners are received in the primary anchortabs of the leg sleeves, and the tripod is in a deployed position.

In another aspect, the disclosure provides an assembly for mounting andconcealing items on a multi-legged stand, comprising a plurality of legsleeves configured to be wrapped around and thereby releasably engagedwith a different leg of the multi-legged stand, a flexible wall panelconfigured to extend between and releasably engage two leg sleeves ofthe plurality of leg sleeves to selectably secure the wall panel to thetwo leg sleeves, and a plurality of rows of uniformly spaced horizontalslots defined through the wall panel, wherein the wall panel provides anupright, load bearing surface to which a user can selectably mount anitem of modular light weight load-carrying equipment (MOLLE) when thewall panel is engaged with the two leg sleeves, the two leg sleeves areengaged with two adjacent legs of the multi-legged stand, and themulti-legged stand is in a deployed position.

In yet another aspect, the disclosure provides an assembly for mountingand concealing items on a multi-legged stand, comprising a pair offlexible leg sleeves configured to wrap around and releasably engage oneleg of a pair of adjacent legs of the multi-legged stand, a plurality ofanchor loops secured to an exterior surface of each leg sleeve, aflexible wall panel having a left side, a right side, and a plurality ofstraps extending from each of the left and right sides, and a pluralityof G-hook buckles connected to the plurality of straps and removablyreceivable in a different anchor loop of the plurality of anchor loopsto secure the wall panel to the pair of leg sleeves, wherein theflexible wall panel is sized and shaped to substantially fill a spacedefined between the pair of leg sleeves when the pair of leg sleeves areengaged with the pair of adjacent legs and the multi-legged stand is ina deployed position such that the wall panel screens an object locatedon a first side of the wall panel from a viewpoint located on a secondside of the wall panel.

In still yet another aspect, the disclosure provides a multi-leggedstand for supporting a firearm and mounting and concealing shootingequipment, the stand comprising a portable tripod having threetelescopic legs that define an interior space when deployed; threeflexible leg sleeves configured to wrap around and releasably engage adifferent leg of the tripod; a plurality of pairs of left and rightanchor loops secured to an outboard portion of the exterior surface ofeach leg sleeve facing away from the interior space when each leg sleeveis engaged with a corresponding leg of the tripod, wherein each anchorloop defines an axis extending substantially parallel to an axis of eachleg when the corresponding leg sleeve to which the left and right anchorloops is engaged with a corresponding leg of the tripod; a flexible wallpanel having a plurality of rows of uniformly spaced horizontal slotsdefined therethrough; a plurality of straps extending from each of aleft side and a right side of the wall panel; a plurality of G-hookbuckles, each buckle connected to a different strap of the plurality ofstraps, wherein the G-hook buckles connected to the plurality of strapsextending from the left side of the wall panel are removably receivablein the right anchor loops of a first of the three leg sleeves to securethe left side of the wall panel to the first leg sleeve, and the G-hookbuckles connected to the plurality of straps extending from the rightside of the wall panel are removably receivable in the left anchor loopsof a second of the three leg sleeves to secure the right side of thewall panel to the second leg sleeve; a flexible floor panel having threevertexes; a floor panel strap secured to each vertex of the floor panel;a secondary anchor loop secured to an inboard portion of the lower endof each leg sleeve facing the interior space when the leg sleeve isengaged with a corresponding leg of the tripod, wherein each secondaryanchor loop defines an axis extending parallel to the ground when theleg sleeve to which the secondary anchor loop is secured is engaged witha corresponding leg of the tripod; and a G-hook buckle connected to eachfloor panel strap, each G-hook buckle removably receivable in thesecondary anchor loop of a different leg sleeve to secure the floorpanel to the leg sleeves; wherein the wall panel screens an objectstowed on the floor panel from a viewpoint outboard of the wall panel,and provides an upright, load bearing surface to which a user canselectably mount an item of modular light-weight load-carrying equipment(MOLLE) when each of the leg sleeves is engaged with a different leg ofthe tripod, the G-hook buckles connected to the floor panel straps arereceived in the corresponding secondary anchor loops, the G-hook bucklesconnected to the wall panel straps are received in the correspondingleft and right anchor loops, and the tripod is in a deployed position.

Numerous other objects, advantages and features of the presentdisclosure will be readily apparent to those of skill in the art upon areview of the following drawings and description of a preferredembodiment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed incolor. Copies of this patent or patent application publication withcolor drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and paymentof the necessary fee.

Non-limiting and non-exhaustive embodiments are described with referenceto the following figures, wherein like reference numerals refer to likeparts throughout the various drawings unless otherwise specified. In thedrawings, not all reference numbers are included in each drawing, forthe sake of clarity.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of an assembly formounting and concealing items on a multi-legged stand showing theassembly with two identical leg sleeves releasably engaged with twoadjacent legs of a tripod, a flexible wall panel releasably engaged withand substantially filling the space between the leg sleeves, and an itemof modular, light weight load-bearing equipment (MOLLE) in the form of aflexible pouch with a clear front pocket releasably secured to the frontsurface of the wall panel.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment of an assembly formounting and concealing items on a multi-legged stand showing theassembly with three identical leg sleeves releasably engaged with thelegs of a tripod, a flexible wall panel releasably engaged with andsubstantially filling the space between two of the leg sleeves, and atriangular floor panel formed from a flexible mesh material releasablysecured to a lower end of each leg sleeve.

FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 2. showing astrap extending from each vertex of the triangular floor panel, areleasable fastener connected to each strap, and each fastener receivedin a horizontal loop secured to a lower end of each leg sleeve. The loopdefines an axis extending parallel relative to the ground.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of an assembly formounting and concealing items on a multi-legged stand showing theassembly configured with three identical leg sleeves releasably engagedwith the legs of a tripod, two identical flexible wall panels releasablyengaged with and substantially filling the space between two pairs ofadjacent leg sleeves, and a flexible pouch with a clear front pocketreleasably secured to the front surface of the left wall panel.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of an assembly formounting and concealing items on a multi-legged stand showing theassembly with three identical leg sleeves releasably engaged with thelegs of a tripod, three identical flexible wall panels releasablyengaged with and substantially filling the space between each pair ofadjacent leg sleeves, and a flexible floor panel releasably secured to alower end of each leg sleeve.

FIG. 7 is another perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is another perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 6 showing theright side of one wall panel detached from the foremost leg sleeve androlled back to reveal the interior space defined between the tripodlegs.

FIG. 9 is another perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 6 showing theassembly with a flexible MOLLE pouch having a clear front pocket securedto the front surface of the foremost wall panel.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the exterior (i.e., front) surface of aflattened leg sleeve of the assembly of FIG. 1.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of the interior (i.e., back) surface of theflattened leg sleeve of FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 is an elevational view of the back surface of the wall paneldepicted in FIG. 1 showing three straps extending from each of the leftand right sides of the wall panel, a releasable fastener connected toeach strap, and the flexible MOLLE pouch releasably secured to the frontsurface of the wall panel by two strips of webbing woven through aplurality of horizontal slots defined through the wall panel.

FIG. 13 is another elevational view of the back surface of the wallpanel of FIG. 12 showing the straps extending from each of the left andright sides of the wall panel in an open position to illustrate thestrips of touch fastener secured to the end of each strap.

FIG. 14 is a perspective detail view of the assembly of FIG. 1 showingtwo releasable fasteners connected to the straps extending from theright side of the flexible wall panel received in the primary anchortabs secured to one leg sleeve.

FIG. 15 is a rear perspective detail view of the assembly of FIG. 1showing the outboard portion of the exterior surface of the foremost legsleeve with three pairs of primary left and right anchor loops securedthereto. A column of vertically spaced, horizontal slots defined throughthe leg sleeve are visible between the primary anchor loops.

FIG. 16 is a rear perspective detail view of the assembly of FIG. 15showing an inboard portion of the exterior surface of the rightmost legsleeve with an accessory strap to which is connected two releasablefasteners received in the upper and lower secondary anchor loops securedto the upper and lower ends of the leg sleeve. Two strips of flexiblematerial secured to the surface of the leg sleeve transverse to a lengthof the accessory strap define between the strip and the surface of theleg sleeve a narrow space in which the accessory strap is received andthereby retained against the exterior surface of the leg sleeve.

FIG. 17 is a perspective detail view of the assembly of FIG. 16 showingthe assembly from a viewpoint rotated approximately 45 degrees to theright (i.e., clockwise) relative to the view of FIG. 16. An elongatedstrip of elastomeric material secured to the exterior surface of the legsleeve defines between the strip and the exterior surface a narrowpocket in which an elongated object is removably receivable.

FIG. 18 is another perspective detail view of the assembly of FIG. 16showing four zip ties received in the narrow pocket defined between thestrip of elastomeric material and the exterior surface of the legsleeve.

FIG. 19 is a perspective detail view of the assembly of FIG. 1 showing asmall modular, light weight load-bearing equipment (MOLLE) pouchreleasably secured to one of the leg sleeves via the column ofhorizontal slots defined in the leg sleeve.

FIG. 20 is a perspective detail view of the assembly of FIG. 2 showing areleasable fastener received in a first secondary anchor loop secured tothe lowermost end of the exterior surface of one leg sleeve, anotherreleasable fastener received in a second secondary anchor loop securedto lower end of the leg sleeve above and adjacent to the first secondaryanchor loop, and a primary anchor loop secured to a portion of theexterior surface of the leg sleeve outboard of the two secondary anchorloops.

FIG. 21 is a perspective detail view of the assembly of FIG. 1 with athird leg sleeve showing an accessory strap in a deployed positionwherein a first releasable fastener connected to a first end of thestrap is received in the lowermost primary anchor loop of the left legsleeve and a second releasable fastener connected to the other end ofthe strap is received in the lowermost primary anchor loop of the rightleg sleeve so as to stretch the strap taught to create a support for afirearm.

FIG. 22 is a perspective detail view of the assembly of FIG. 6 with thewall panels removed to show an accessory strap in a deployed positionwherein each releasble fastener is received in a primary anchor loop ofthe left and right leg sleeves located in the middle of the length ofeach leg sleeve.

FIG. 23 is another perspective detail view of the assembly of FIG. 1showing an accessory strap in a deployed position wherein one releasablefastener is received in the lowermost secondary anchor loop of the leftleg sleeve and the other releasable fastener is received in thelowermost secondary anchor loop of the right leg sleeve.

FIG. 24 is a magnified view the indicated portion of FIG. 23 showing howa releasable fastener connected to the accessory strap is received in asecondary anchor loop of the right leg sleeve.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

While the making and using of various embodiments of the presentinvention are discussed in detail below, it should be appreciated thatthe present invention provides many applicable inventive concepts thatare embodied in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specificembodiments discussed herein are merely illustrative of specific ways tomake and use the invention and do not delimit the scope of theinvention. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize numerousequivalents to the specific apparatus and methods described herein. Suchequivalents are considered to be within the scope of this invention andare covered by the claims.

To facilitate the understanding of the embodiments described herein, anumber of terms are defined below. The terms defined herein havemeanings as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in theportions relevant to the present invention. Terms such as “a,” “an,” and“the” are not intended to refer to only a singular entity, but ratherinclude the general class of which a specific example may be used forillustration. The terminology herein is used to describe specificembodiments of the invention, but their usage does not delimit theinvention, except as set forth in the claims.

This description and appended claims include the words “below”, “above”,“side”, “top”, “bottom”, “upper”, “lower”, “when”, “vertical”,“horizontal”, “upright”, etc. to provide an orientation of embodimentsof the invention to allow for proper description of example embodiments.The foregoing positional terms refer to the assembly when in theorientation shown in FIG. 1. A person of skill in the art will recognizethat the assembly can assume different orientations when in use.

Similarly, an “upright” position as described herein is considered to bethe position of the apparatus or assembly components while in properoperation or in a natural resting position as described and shownherein, for example, in FIG. 1. It is also contemplated that embodimentsof the invention may be in orientations other than upright withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in theappended claims Further, the terms “above”, “below”, “over”, and “under”mean “having an elevation or vertical height greater or lesser than” andare not intended to imply that one object or component is directly overor under another object or component. The term “when” is used to specifyorientation for relative positions of components, not as a temporallimitation of the claims or apparatus described and claimed hereinunless otherwise specified.

The term “inboard”, when used to indicate a specific location (e.g., “onan inboard surface of an object”), means a location that faces aninterior space defined between the legs of a multi-legged stand.Conversely, the term “outboard”, when used to indicate a specificlocation (e.g., “on an outboard surface of an object”) means a locationthat faces away from an interior space defined between the legs of amulti-legged stand. Furthermore, the term “inboard”, when used as arelative term to indicate a location relative to a reference point(e.g., “secured to a surface inboard of a reference point”) means alocation that is closer to facing an interior space defined between thelegs of a multi-legged stand than the reference point, but does notnecessarily require that the indicated location directly faces theinterior space. Likewise, the term “outboard”, when used as a relativeterm to indicate a location relative to a reference point (e.g.,“secured to a surface outboard of a reference point”) means a locationthat is closer to facing away from an interior space defined between thelegs of a multi-legged stand than the reference point, but does notnecessarily require that the indicated location faces directly away fromthe interior space.

The term “MOLLE” as used herein is a well-known acronym used by theUnited States military which refers to modular light-weightload-carrying equipment. Common items of MOLLE include backpacks,hydration bladders, holsters, and pouches for holding such equipment asammunition magazines, holsters, rations, handheld GPS, batons, flares,grenades, binoculars, handcuffs, and the like. Items of MOLLE aredesigned to be secured to corresponding grids of webbing, known as aPouch Attachment Ladder System, “PALS webbing”, and a “PALS ladder”, bywebbing or clips.

The phrase “in one embodiment,” as used herein does not necessarilyrefer to the same embodiment, although it may. Conditional language usedherein, such as, among others, “can,” “might,” “may,” “e.g.,” and thelike, unless specifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understoodwithin the context as used, is generally intended to convey that certainembodiments include, while other embodiments do not include, certainfeatures, elements and/or states. Thus, such conditional language is notgenerally intended to imply that features, elements and/or states are inany way required for one or more embodiments or that one or moreembodiments necessarily include logic for deciding, with or withoutauthor input or prompting, whether these features, elements and/orstates are included or are to be performed in any particular embodiment.

Referring now to FIGS. 1-9, there is shown four embodiments of a modularfirearm support, concealment aid, and shooting equipment holder assemblyfor mounting and concealing items on a multi-legged stand, such as atripod 90, formed in accordance with the present disclosure. Theassemblies disclosed herein are designed to add minimal weight andnegligible mass to a user's tripod. Each embodiment and component partor subassembly thereof is specifically described in detail below.

In a first embodiment, shown in FIG. 1, the assembly l0 a includes twoelongated leg sleeves 20 and one wall panel 40. Each leg sleeve 20 iswrapped around and releasably engaged with the uppermost portion of anadjacent leg 92 of the tripod 90 (i.e., the upper leg section into whichthe lower extendable portion of the legs retract). Each leg sleeve 20 ismounted on the uppermost portion of the legs 92 of the tripod 90 so asnot to interfere with or limit the telescoping capabilities of thetripod legs 92. The wall panel 40 is releasably attached to each of thetwo leg sleeves 20 and substantially fills a planar space definedbetween the two leg sleeves 20, as shown in FIG. 1. By “substantiallyfills” the planar space it is meant that the wall panel 40 leaves a gapbetween each lateral side of the wall panel 40 and the corresponding legsleeve 20 having a width of no more than about 1.5 inches.

As depicted in FIGS. 2-9, other embodiments of the assembly 10 a caninclude a greater number of identical leg sleeves 20 or wall panels 40,or both, as well as a flexible floor panel 60. For example, FIGS. 2-3depict a second embodiment of an assembly 10 b for mounting andconcealing items on a multi-legged stand alike in all respects toassembly 10 a except as specifically hereinafter described.Specifically, assembly 10 b includes three identical leg sleeves 20wrapped around and releasably engaged with a different leg 92 of thetripod 90, one wall panel 40 releasably attached to two of the legsleeves 20, and one floor panel 60 releasably attached to each of thethree leg sleeves 20.

FIGS. 4-5 depict a third embodiment of an assembly 10 c for mounting andconcealing items on a multi-legged stand alike in all respects toassembly 10 a except as specifically hereinafter described.Specifically, assembly 10 c includes three identical leg sleeves 20wrapped around and releasably engaged with a different leg 92 of thetripod 90 and two identical wall panels 40. Each wall panel 40 isreleasably attached to two of the leg sleeves 20.

Notably, as best shown in FIG. 4, each wall panel 40 is attached to theforemost leg sleeve 20 as well as a different rear leg sleeve 20 towhich the other wall panel 40 is not attached. As such, each wall panel40 is attached to what is termed herein as an “adjacent pair” of legsleeves 20. For example, the left rear and foremost middle leg sleeves20 shown in FIG. 4 form a first pair of leg sleeves, and the foremostmiddle and right rear leg sleeves 20 form a second pair leg sleevesadjacent to the first pair of leg sleeves. Accordingly, when a wallpanel 40 is identified herein as being attached to a “a pair of legsleeves”, it is to be understood that the wall panel is attached to twoleg sleeves 20 that are adjacent to one another when mounted oncorresponding legs of a multi-legged stand 90. Similarly, when two wallpanels 40 are identified herein as being attached to “adjacent pairs ofleg sleeves”, it is to be understood that the two wall panels share aconnection to one leg sleeve positioned between them. Likewise, when twowall panels are identified herein as being adjacent to each other, it isto be understood that each of the two wall panels is connected to oneleg sleeve positioned between them.

FIGS. 6-9 depict a fourth embodiment of an assembly 10 d for mountingand concealing items on a multi-legged stand alike in all respects toassembly 10 a except as specifically hereinafter described.Specifically, assembly 10 d includes three identical leg sleeves 20wrapped around and releasably engaged with a different leg 92 of thetripod 90, three identical wall panels 40, and one floor panel 60. Asbest shown in FIGS. 6-7, each wall panel 40 is releasably attached to anadjacent pair of leg sleeves 20 as previously described. The floor panel60 is releasably secured to each of the three leg sleeves 20.

Assemblies of the present invention, when assembled and mounted on adeployed tripod 90 or other multi-legged stand as disclosed herein, bothsupport and stabilize the tripod, and simultaneously provide upright,load bearing surfaces (via a wall panel 40) on which a user canselectably position and mount one or more items of modular light-weightload-carrying equipment (MOLLE) such as different kinds of pouches 50,85, for holding and carrying such objects as binoculars, range finders,ammunition magazines, hearing protection, suppressors, extra barrels,handheld GPS, extra camera lenses, or other gear. This enables a user toprecisely position important gear around the tripod where it is readilyaccessible by the user when the user is using the tripod for apreselected application. For example, a right-handed shooter may preferto position and secure an ammunition magazine pouch containing an extraammunition magazine on a portion of a wall panel located to the left ofthe shooter, whereas a shorter left-handed shooter may prefer toposition and secure such a pouch on a relatively lower portion of thewall panel located to the right of the shooter.

Notably, the mechanisms by which the leg sleeves 20 are releasablyengaged with the legs 92 of the tripod 90 and by which the wall panels40 are releasably engaged with the leg sleeves 20 (described in moredetail below) must be manually disengaged in order to release the legsleeves 20 from the tripod 90 or to release the wall panels 40 from theleg sleeves 20. This enables a user to quickly and easily relocate andredeploy a tripod or other stand to which an assembly disclosed hereinis mounted without having to disconnect, reposition, and reconnect anycomponents of the assembly or any items of MOLLE (and thus vital gearcontained therein) secured thereto. Put differently, once a user hasfully assembled and mounted an assembly on a stand and secured to theassembly one or more items of MOLLE containing pieces of gear in adesired configuration, the user need not disassemble the assembly beforemoving the stand. This allows a user to quickly and easily relocate thestand while maintaining all of the user's gear in a predeterminedconfiguration, which is especially advantageous for military personnelfor whom repeatability and economy of movement are often key tooperational success.

The wall panel(s) 40 of the assemblies disclosed herein can also screenand conceal all or part of an object or person located behind the wallpanel(s) from a viewpoint located forward of the wall panel(s), which isextremely beneficial to users of multi-legged stands for whom remainingconcealed is critical, such as, military personnel tasked withdelivering long-range fire or conducting reconnaissance. For example,the torso of a sharpshooter attempting to deliver fire downrange with arifle mounted on a tripod to which is attached an assembly disclosedherein will be largely if not completely concealed from view downrange.

Embodiments of the the assemblies disclosed herein which include a floorpanel 60 further increase the diversity of applications in which amulti-legged stand is useful. Specifically, when engaged with the legsleeves 20 as depicted, for example, in FIGS. 2-3, the floor panel 60provides an elevated, horizontal, load bearing-surface in the form of aconveniently located and easy to access shelf or hammock upon whichfrequently used, fragile, or sensitive items can be safely stowed,raised off the ground, concealed, and protected from inclement weatherand accidental percussive damage when not in use.

The floor panel 60 is beneficially attached to an inboard portion 35 ofthe exterior surface 24 of each leg sleeve 20 so that the floor panel60, when in use, is located inside an interior space 18 defined betweenthe legs 92 of the stand 90 when the stand is in a deployed position, asexemplified in FIGS. 2-3. As such, embodiments of the assembliesdisclosed herein that include a number of leg sleeves 20 and wall panels40 equal to the number of legs on a multi-legged stand 90 to which theassembly is desired to be mounted enable a user to completely enclosethe interior spaced 18, and thereby completely conceal an object stowedon the floor panel 60, as exemplified by assembly 10 d depicted in FIGS.6-8.

Although the assemblies disclosed herein are shown in each of FIGS. 1-9mounted on a telescoping tripod 90 with the extendable portions of eachleg 92 deployed, it should be understood that embodiments of theassembly 10 can also be constructed with a different number of legsleeves 20 and wall panels 40 in order to accommodate other telescopingand non-telescoping multi-legged stands having fewer or a greater numberof legs than a tripod (e.g., two legs, four legs, five legs, etc.).

The use of identical, modular leg sleeves, wall panels, and floorpanels, with identical anchor loops, straps, and releasable fasteners(all described below), advantageously makes the assemblies disclosedherein more convenient and repeatable to set-up and use, as well aseasier and less costly to manufacture and repair. For example, mostcomponents and subassemblies of the assemblies disclosed herein can berepaired in the field with a length of spare webbing, a needle, andthread or similar material.

Additionally, the number and placement of anchor loops, slots, webbing,and cordage around the assemblies disclosed herein facilitates creationof a hide to conceal the user and the assembly itself, by providingconvenient jute tying points to which a user can attach vegetation orother concealment material.

Leg Sleeves

Referring now to FIGS. 10-11, each leg sleeve 20 is formed from arectangular sheet or panel 21 of one or more durable, flexiblematerials. Each panel 21 includes an upper end 23, a lower end 25, alength extending from the upper end 23 to the lower end 25, a left edge27, a right edge 29, a width extending between the left and rights edges27, 29, a front surface 24, and a back surface 26. The front surface 24forms the exterior surface of the leg sleeve 20 when the leg sleeve 20is wrapped around and securely mounted on a leg 92 of the tripod 90 asdescribed herein. Each leg sleeve 20, when so mounted on a leg 92, hasan inboard portion 35 facing the interior space 18 defined between thetripod legs 92 and an outboard portion 37 facing away from the interiorspace 18.

Each flexible panel 21, and thus each leg sleeve 20, is sized so as tobe approximately the same length as the uppermost non-telescopic portionof the tripod legs 92 in order to maximize an area concealed by the wallpanel(s). However, in other embodiments, the leg sleeves 20 can have alength greater or less than the length of the non-telescopic portion ofthe tripod legs 92. The width of each panel 21 is also sized so as to begreater than a circumference of each tripod leg 92 in order to permit aportion of one side of the panel 21 to overlap a portion of the otherside of the panel 21 when the panel 21 is wrapped around and mounted ona tripod leg 92.

In order to secure a panel 21 on a leg 92, the back surface 26 of eachpanel 21 includes means for securing the back surface 26 to the frontsurface 24, such as a touch fastener. In the embodiment depicted in FIG.11, the back surface 26 of the panel 21 is covered with the touchfastener. However, in other embodiments, the back surface 26 can insteadinclude one or more strips or discrete regions of the touch fastener.The front surface 24 of each panel 21 includes a strip 30 of anothertouch fastener complimentary to that covering the back surface 26.

The strip 30 of touch fastener is secured to the front surface 24 ofeach panel 21 along the length of the right edge 29 by stitching 14.However, other suitable means known to ordinarily skilled artisans canbe used to secure strip 30 to the panels 21, such as adhesive.

As shown in FIGS. 10-11, the touch fastener covering the back surface 26of the panel 21 includes a plurality of loops for a hook-and-loopfastener, and the touch fastener forming the strip 30 includes aplurality of hooks for a hook-and-loop fastener. In other embodiments,the touch fasteners can be reversed, however, the use of the loopportion of a hook-and-loop fastener on the back surface 26 of the panel21 enables a tighter and thus more reliable engagement between the legsleeve 20 and the tripod leg 92.

Each panel 21 can be releasably engaged with a leg 92 of the tripod 90by tightly wrapping the panel 21 around the leg 92 with the back surface26 of the panel facing the leg 92 so that the loop fastener covering theback surface 26 of the left edge 27 overlaps and matingly engages thestrip 30 of hook fastener on the right edge 29 of the front surface 24.To protect the mating engagement between the two portions of touchfastener when a panel 21 (i.e., leg sleeve 20) is wrapped around andsecurely mounted on a tripod leg 92, the panel 21 is oriented such thatthe strip 30 of hook fastener faces an interior space 18 defined betweenthe legs 92 of the tripod 90. This helps prevent the leg sleeves 20 frombecoming accidentally disengaged from the tripod legs 92.

In alternate embodiments, the leg sleeves 20 can instead be attached tothe tripod legs 92 via an adhesive, friction, retention straps (e.g.,rubber bands, bungie cord, zip ties, etc.) or the like. For example, insome embodiments, each leg sleeve 20 can be a tubular member formed froma synthetic polymeric material capable of shrinking to fit the tripodlegs 92 (i.e., a shrink fit) upon the application of heat. In otherembodiments, each leg sleeve 20 can be a tubular member formed from astretchable or elastomeric material or fabric such as elastic.

Referring again to FIG. 10, each panel 21 further includes three primaryanchor tabs 22 which serve as attachment points or anchors for a wallpanel 40 as described in more detail below. The primary anchor tabs 22depicted herein are secured to the front surface 24 of the panel 21 bystitching 14. However, in other embodiments, the primary anchor tabs 22can be secured to each panel 21 by other means, such as a suitablystrong adhesive. It should also be noted that each panel 21 can, inother embodiments, include a different number of anchor tabs 22. Forexample, a panel 21 could include only two anchor tabs, or more thanthree anchor tabs, as exemplified by the assembly 10 d depicted in FIGS.6-9. However, it is important that each panel 40, and thus each legsleeve 20, include at least two primary anchor tabs 22 so as to provideeach wall panel 40 of the assembly with two points of attachment on eachadjacent leg sleeve 20. This design ensures that the wall panel(s) 40 ofthe assembly remain taught, stable, upright, and load-bearing whileattached to a pair of adjacent leg sleeves 20 mounted on the legs of amulti-legged stand 90.

As depicted herein, the anchor tabs 22 can be secured to the frontsurface 24 of the panel 21 in a row spaced along an imaginary referenceline L centered between the left 27 and right 29 edges and extendingfrom the upper end 23 to the lower end 25. Each primary anchor tab 22forms a pair of left and right anchor loops 32 a, 32 b. Each left andright anchor loop 22 a, 22 b defines an axis A1 extending substantiallyparallel to the length of the panel 21. As such, when the panel iswrapped around and releasably engaged with a tripod leg 92 as describedabove, the axis Al of each left and right anchor loop 22 a, 22 b isoriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the leg 92.

The primary anchor tabs 22 depicted herein are formed from a short stripof flexible webbing having two opposing ends. The ends of the webbingare folded over and secured to a central portion of the webbing locatedbetween the ends such that a first portion of the webbing extending fromthe central portion to first end forms the left anchor loop 22 a and asecond portion of the webbing extending from the central portion to thesecond end forms the right anchor loop 22 b. As such, the primary anchortabs 22 have a cross section generally resembling a flattened figureeight. Additionally, because the short strip of webbing used to form theprimary anchor tabs 22 has a width of approximately one inch, the leftand right anchor loops 22 a, 22 b each has a flexible but generallytubular shape defining an elongated eyelet 31 with a cross section thatgenerally resembles a flattened tear drop. The shape and size of eachleft and right anchor loop 22 a, 22 b is designed to receive and tightlyengage releasable fasteners 12 discussed in more detail below.

As shown in FIG. 10, each panel 21 also includes three additional,identical secondary anchor loops 32 a, 32 b, 32 c which serve asattachment points or anchors for a floor panel 60 and accessory straps70 as described in more detail below. The secondary anchor loops 32 a,32 b, 32 c depicted herein are secured to the upper 23 and lower 25 endsof the panel 21 by stitching 14. However, in other embodiments, thesecondary anchor loops 32 a, 32 b, 32 c can be secured to each panel 21by other means, including adhesives.

Secondary anchor loop 32 a is secured to the upper end 23 of the rightedge 29 of the panel 21 adjacent to the upper end of the strip 30 oftouch fastener, while secondary anchor loops 32 b, 32 c are secured tothe lower end 25 of the right edge 29 of the panel 21 adjacent to thelower end of the strip 30 of touch fastener. As such, bottommostsecondary anchor loop 32 c serves as an attachment point or anchor for afloor panel 60, while the uppermost and middle (i.e., intermediate)loops 32 a and 32 b, respectively, serve as attachment points for anaccessory strap 70. This placement of secondary anchor loops 32 a, 32 b,32 c relative to primary anchor tabs 22 ensures that the secondaryanchor loops 32 a, 32 b, 32 c are located on an inboard portion 35 ofthe leg sleeve 20 facing the interior space 18, while the primary anchortabs 22 are located on an outboard portion 37 of the leg sleeve 20facing away from the interior space 18 when a panel 21 (i.e., leg sleeve20) is wrapped around and mounted on a tripod leg 92, as best shown inFIG. 16. In this way, interference the wall panel 40 and the floor panel60 can each be independently attached or detached from its correspondinganchor tabs without interfering with the other panel.

Securement of secondary anchor loops 32 a, 32 b, and 32 c to a side ofeach panel 21 (i.e., the right side in FIG. 10) which is overlapped bythe other (i.e., left) side of the same panel 21 and located on aninboard portion of the leg sleeve 20 when the sleeve 20 is wrappedaround and mounted on a tripod leg 92 advantageously ensures thatplacement of a load on any of these loops does not cause the sleeve 20to peel away from itself (i.e., by causing the complimentary touchfasteners on the front and back surface of the panel to disengage) andthus prematurely release the tripod leg 92.

Each secondary anchor loop 32 a, 32 b, 32 c defines an axis A2 extendingsubstantially parallel to the upper and lower ends 23, 25 of the panel21 and transverse to the axis A1 defined by the primary left and rightanchor loops 22 a, 22 b. As such, when the panel 21 (i.e., leg sleeve)is wrapped around and releasably engaged with a tripod leg 92 asdescribed herein, the axis A2 of each secondary anchor loop 32 a, 32 b,32 c is oriented parallel to the ground (i.e., horizontally) as mosteasily understood by reference to FIG. 20.

Similar to primary anchor loops 22 a, 22 b, secondary anchor loops 32 a,32 b, 32 c are formed from a short, folded strip of webbing or otherflexible material having two opposing ends secured together with thecorresponding end of the panel 21. Like primary anchor loops 22 a, 22 b,the strip of material from which secondary anchor loops 32 a, 32 b, 32 care formed has a width of approximately one inch and have a flexible butgenerally tubular shape defining an elongated eyelet 33 with a crosssection that generally resembles a flattened tear drop. The shape andsize of secondary anchor loops 32 a, 32 b, 32 c is designed to receiveand tightly engage releasable fasteners 12 discussed in more detailbelow.

Referring again to FIG. 10, each leg sleeve panel 21 further includestwo horizontal accessory strap retaining loops 36 for retaining aflexible accessory strap 70 (discussed below) against each leg sleeve20. Each retaining loop 36 includes opposing widthwise ends which aresecured the front surface 24 of the panel 21 proximate to the left edge27 by stitching 14. In this way, there is defined between each retainingloop 36 and the exterior surface 24 of each leg sleeve 20 a narrow spacein which flexible accessory strap 70 is removably, slidably receivable.As best shown in FIG. 16, the retaining loops 36 frictionally engage andthereby retain the accessory strap 70 against an inboard surface 35 ofthe leg sleeve 20. Retention of the accessory straps 70 on the outeroverlapping inboard portion 35 of the leg sleeves 12 by retaining loops36 ensures that when the accessory straps 70 are in their stowedposition as shown in FIG. 16, both overlapping (i.e., left and right)sides of the panel 21 are held together by the accessory strap 70itself, which helps maintain the leg sleeves 20 securely in place on thetripod 90.

Still referring to FIG. 10, each leg sleeve panel 21 can further includean elongated strip 28 of elastomeric material secured to the frontsurface 24. The elastomeric strip 28 include opposing lengthwise edgesand opposing widthwise ends. The lengthwise edges are secured to thepanel by stitching 14, while the widthwise ends are not. In this waythere is defined between the elastomeric strip 28 and the exteriorsurface 24 of each leg sleeve 20 a narrow pocket in which one or moreelongated and narrow (i.e., thin) objects, such as a zip tie 52 orwriting implement, is removably, slidably receivable. Although the strip28 can be formed from other flexible materials, formation of the strip28 from an elastomeric material allows the strip to stretch and therebyfrictionally retain the elongated object against the exterior surface ofthe leg sleeve 20. The elastomeric strip 28 is secured along a portionof the leg sleeve panel 21 adjacent the primary anchor tabs 22 so as toensure that the strip 28 is located on an outboard surface 37 of the legsleeve 20, and is thus readily accessible to a user, when the leg sleeve20 is mounted on a tripod 90.

Referring again to FIGS. 10-11, each leg sleeve panel 21 can alsoinclude a column of precisely spaced, laser-cut, horizontal slots 16extending from the front surface 24 to the back surface 26. This grid ofslots 16 is designed to replicate a PALS grid or ladder. As such, theleg sleeves 20 provide another upright, load bearing surface on which auser can selectably position and mount an item of modular light-weightload-carrying equipment (MOLLE) or other gear. The column of slots 16 isformed along a portion of the leg sleeve panel 21 adjacent to theprimary anchor tabs 22 and opposite the tabs 22 from the elastomericstrip 28 so as to ensure that the slots 16 are located on an outboardsurface 37 of the leg sleeve 20, and are thus readily accessible to auser, when the leg sleeve 20 is mounted on a tripod 90 as previouslydescribed.

In some embodiments, such as the assembly 10 d depicted in FIGS. 6-9,each panel 21 can further include a length of cordage 54 secured to thefront surface 24 that extends the length of the leg sleeve 20 alongimaginary reference line L over the outermost surface of the primaryanchor tabs 22. The cordage 54, as well as the anchor tabs 22, provideconvenient attachment points for hanging, fastening, tying, or otherwisesecuring objects, such as vegetation, to the assembly 10 d.

Each panel 21 can be formed from any durable, flexible material,including natural and synthetic molded, weaved, draw-formed, waterproof,water resistant, and cut-resistant textiles. Suitably durable andflexible materials include but are not limited to nylon and CORDURA®fabric. In some embodiments, a suitably durable, flexible materialincludes a water repellant substance coating one or more surfaces of thematerial. Preferred materials can have a camouflage pattern printedthereon.

In some embodiments, as best shown in FIG. 14, each panel 21 or legsleeve 20 can also include a separately formed strip of a flexible touchfastener material 56 designed to be adhered to an exterior surface ofeach leg 92 of a multi-legged stand in order to immobilize each legsleeve 20 on the leg 92 when the touch fastener on the back of each legsleeve is matingly engaged with each strip 56. As such, each strip oftouch fastener 56 includes a first surface, and a second surfaceopposite the first surface. The first surface includes a touch fastenercomplimentary to that include on the back surface of each panel 21 orleg sleeve 20. The second surface includes an adhesive strong enough tosecure the strip 56 to the exterior surface of a stand leg 92.

Wall Panels

Referring now to FIGS. 12-13, each wall panel 40 is formed from a sheetor panel of one or more of the same durable, flexible materials fromwhich the leg sleeves 20 disclosed herein can be formed. However, it canbe desirable to form each wall panel 40 from a water proof orwater-resistant material, or to coat one or more surfaces of each wallpanel with a water proof or water-resistant material, in order to betterprotect objects stored inside the interior space 18 from weather orother liquids encountered in the field.

Each wall panel 40 is configured to extend between and releasably engagetwo adjacent leg sleeves 20 when the leg sleeves are releasably engagedto two corresponding legs 92 of the tripod. Each wall panel 40 is shapedand sized to fill a planar space or gap defined between a pair ofadjacent tripod legs 92 so as to shelter items stored in the interiorspace 18 from inclement weather and physical percussion. As such, thewall panels depicted herein have a generally triangular shape whichincludes a base, two equal sides extending from the base at an acuteangle, and a top edge having a width less than that of the base. The topextends between the sides at an obtuse angle and parallel to the base,as shown in FIG. 12. However, in alternate embodiments, the wall panels40 can have a different shape configured to mirror a shape definedbetween two adjacent legs of a multi-legged stand other than a tripod,or to allow a portion of an outsized item stored within the interiorspace 18 to extend out of the interior space 18 without piercing thewall panel 40.

Each wall panel 40 includes an upper end 41, a lower end 43, a lengthextending from the upper end 41 to the lower end 43, a left side 45, aright side 47, a width extending between the left and rights sides 45,47, a front surface 42, and a back surface 44. Three flexible tensioningstraps 46 a, 46 b, 46 c extend from each of the left and right sides 45,47. A manually releasable fastener in the form of an adjustable slideG-hook buckle 12 having a one-inch wide hook mouth is connected to eachtensioning strap 46 a, 46 b, 46 c.

A plurality of vertically spaced rows of uniformly spaced horizontallaser-cut slots 16 extend through the panel from the front surface tothe back surface. Each slot 16 is sized to receive and interface with aone-inch wide strip of webbing so as to enable a user to secure one ormore items of MOLLE or MOLLE/PALS-compatible items and accessories, suchas pouches 50, 85, to one or both of the front 42 (i.e., outboard) andback 44 (i.e., inboard) surfaces of the panel 40. This provides a usermaximum flexibility in where the user mounts shooting equipment or othergear on the assemblies disclosed herein. For example, a user may preferto locate sensitive gear such as navigation equipment in the interiorspace 18 defined between the leg 92 of the tripod 90 by mounting thecorresponding item of MOLLE on the back surface 44 of a wall panel 40.Conversely, a user may prefer to locate less sensitive or frequentlyneeded gear such as writing implements or “DOPE” cards (i.e., a sheet ofreference material with ballistic data from previous engagements)outboard of the interior space 18 by mounting the corresponding item ofMOLLE on the front surface 42 of a wall panel 40. The grid or ladder ofslots 16 also provides strong attachment points for hanging, resting,tying, and/or storing other items using various releasable fasteners,such as hooks, clips, carabiners, and zip ties.

As shown in FIGS. 12-13, each tensioning strap 46 a, 46 b, 46 c includesa strip of touch fastener 48 secured to the back surface 44 of the endof each strap. The remainder of the back surface 44 of the wall panel 40is covered in another touch fastener complimentary to that on the strapends. The end of each tensioning strap 46 a, 46 b, 46 c is threadedthrough a pair of slots defined in each G-hook buckle 12 and folded backtoward the center of the wall panel 40 to matingly engage the touchfastener covering the back surface 44 of the panel 40 and thereby securethe G-hook 12 on the strap. Similar to the leg sleeves 20 describedabove, the back surface 44 of each wall panel 40 is covered with thetouch fastener. As shown in FIGS. 12-13, the touch fastener covering theback surface of each wall panel 40 includes a plurality of loops for ahook-and-loop fastener, and the strip of touch fastener 48 secured tothe back surface 44 of the end of each tensioning strap 46 a, 46 b, 46 cincludes a plurality of hooks for a hook-and-loop fastener. In otherembodiments, the touch fasteners can be reversed, however, the use ofthe loop portion of a hook-and-loop fastener on the back surface 44 ofthe wall panel 40 facilitates attachment of corresponding hook-backed(i.e., hook for a hook and loop fastener) items of MOLLE or other gearsafely inside the interior space 18.

The hook portion of each G-hook buckle 12 connected to the straps 46 a,46 b, 46 c extending from the left side 45 of each wall panel 40 areremovably receivable in the corresponding right anchor loops 22 b of theleft leg sleeve 20 of an adjacent pair of leg sleeves, while the hookportion of each G-hook buckle 12 connected to the straps 46 a, 46 b, 46c extending from the right side 47 of each wall panel 40 are removablyreceivable in the corresponding left anchor loops 22 a of the right legsleeve 20 of the adjacent pair to releasable secure each wall panel 40to a pair of adjacent leg sleeves as best shown in FIGS. 1, 4, and 14.Each wall panel 40 can be selectably tensioned or loosened by tighteningor loosening the straps 46 a, 46 b, 46 c within the G-hook buckles 2against the primary anchor loops 22 on the leg sleeves 20. Specifically,the wall panel 40 can be tensioned (i.e., drawn taught) by disengagingthe ends of each relevant tensioning strap 46 a, 46 b, 46 c from theback surface 44 of the wall panel 40 and pulling more of each strapthrough the slots in the corresponding G-hook 12 before reengaging theends of the strap with the touch fastener on the back surface 44.

Conversely, each wall panel 40 can be individually detached, completelyor partially, from one or both corresponding leg sleeves 20 bywithdrawing the hook portion of the corresponding G-hook buckle(s) 30from the left or right anchor loop(s) 22 a, 22 b of the correspondingleg sleeve(s) 20. It should be understood, however, that although thewall panels 40 are shown attached to the leg sleeves 20 via straps 46 a,46 b, 46 c and G-hooks 12, wall panels 40 can instead be releasably yetsecurely attached to leg sleeves 20 by other means, including clasps,buckles, cordage, hook and loop fasteners, or other fasteners known inthe art. It should also be understood that wall panels 40 can comprisefewer or a greater number of straps 46 a, 46 b, 46 c and G-hook buckles12 spaced along the side edges of the walls panels at differentintervals than shown in the figures.

Floor Panel

Referring now to FIGS. 2-3, 8, and 20 the floor panel 60 provides aload-bearing surface in the form of a shelf or hammock upon whichobjects can be stowed in the interior spaces 18 of assemblies disclosedherein. The floor panel is formed from a triangular sheet or panel 60 ofdurable yet flexible mesh material that allows liquid which may interiorthe interior space 18 to drain through the floor panel 60 and wetobjects stored on the floor panel 60 to dry. It should be noted thatwhile the floor panel 60 is depicted in the figures as triangular, itcan, in some embodiments, have the same, greater, or fewer sides thannumber of legs of a multi-legged stand to which it is intended to beattached. In additional embodiments, the floor panel can be formed froma non-mesh material.

Referring now to FIG. 3, the floor panel 60 includes three sides andthree vertices. A flexible strap 62 is secured to each vertex. Amanually releasable fastener in the form of an adjustable slide G-hookbuckle 12 having a one-inch wide hook mouth is connected to eachtensioning strap 62. Each strap 62 can be a non-adjustable strap or anadjustable tensioning strap alike in structure and function to wallpanel tensioning straps 46 a, 46 b, 46 c.

Similar to how the wall panels 40 are configured to releasably engagethe left and right anchor loops 22 a 22 b of each leg sleeve 20, thefloor panel 16 is configured to releasably engage to the lowermostsecondary anchor loop 32 c (discussed above) of each leg sleeve 20. Morespecifically, the hook portion of each G-hook buckle 12 connected to thefloor panel 60 is releasably receivable in lowermost secondary anchorloop 32 c extending from the lower end 25 of each leg sleeve 20. Itshould be understood, however, that although the floor panel 60 is shownattached to the lowermost secondary anchor loop 32 c of leg sleeves 20via G-hooks 12, floor panel 60 can instead be releasably yet securelyattached to leg sleeves 20 by other means, including clasps, buckles,cordage, hook and loop fasteners, or other fasteners known in the art.Alternatively, the floor panel 60 can be releasably attached to theprimary anchor loops 22 a, 22 b, to vary the height of floor panel 60.However, it should be noted that the orientation of the eyelets 31 andthus the axes A1 defined by the primary left and right anchor loops 22a, 22 b is perpendicular to the eyelets 33 and thus the axes A2 definedby the secondary anchor loops 32 c. The relative orientation of theprimary and secondary anchor loops help maintain the load bearingsurfaces of the wall panels 40 and floor panel 60 in their respectiveintended planes.

In some embodiments, the floor panel 60 can include a central throughhole (not shown) shaped and sized to accommodate the central column 94of a tripod 90 or other multi-legged stand. This would allow the user toraise the floor panel 16 as high as desired within the interior spacewithout limiting the function of the tripod. It would also expand theversatility of the inventive assemblies disclosed herein by allowing theassemblies to function with tripods and other multi-legged stands thatinclude an abnormally long central column which may reach close toground level during normal use.

Accessory Straps

Referring now to FIGS. 16 and 21-23, each leg sleeve 20 includes anelongated, flexible accessory strap 70 configured to be quickly andeasily releasably secured to any two corresponding anchor loops (i.e.,primary or secondary anchor loops) located at the same relativeelevation level on adjacent leg sleeves 20, as shown in FIGS. 21-23, toprovide a load-bearing sling for supporting the weight of a firearm orother object (e.g., spotting scope).

This is particularly advantageous in situations where it is necessary ordesirable for a team or pair of users to operate in close proximity. Forexample, under certain circumstances, it may be necessary for a sniperand spotter team to “stack up” and operate together using one tripod. Insuch cases, a first user can use the tripod to support and stabilize hisor her equipment (e.g., firearm or spotting scope) in the traditionalway, while the second user can quickly and easily deploy an accessorystrap 70 between two corresponding primary or secondary anchor loops ona pair of adjacent leg sleeves to provide a load-bearing sling forsupporting the weight of the second user's equipment (e.g., firearm,spotting scope, and the like) at a lower elevational level below thefirst user. Alternatively, a second accessory strap 70 can be deployedbetween another pair of adjacent leg sleeves at the same or a differentelevational level as the first accessory strap to provide a second slingand thus a second point of contact and increased stability for thesecond user's equipment.

Accessory straps 70 included in the assemblies disclosed herein canalternatively be put to various additional uses, such as retention orattachment of items on or to an assembly or in the interior space 18defined between legs of a multi-legged stand. Accessory straps 70 canalso be used effectively as a tourniquet or for tying vegetation and/orother materials to an assembly or multi-legged stand in order to furtherconceal the stand or create a sniper hide.

Each accessory strap 70 has a length greater than a diameter of theinterior space 18 and greater than the length of the panels 21 fromwhich each leg sleeve 20 is formed. However, in some embodiments, thelength of each accessory strap 70 is at least twice that of the panels21 from which each leg sleeve 20 is formed. A manually releasablefastener in the form of adjustable slide G-hook buckle 12 having aone-inch wide hook mouth is connected to each of an upper end 72 and alower end 74 of each accessory strap 70. The G-hook buckle 12 connectedto the upper end 72 of each accessory strap 70 is removably receivablein secondary anchor loop 32 a, and the G-hook buckle 12 connected to thelower end 74 of the accessory strap 70 is removably receivable insecondary anchor loop 32 b while the strap 70 is received in the narrowspace between each retaining loops 36 and the exterior surface 24 ofeach leg sleeve 20 to releasably secure the accessory strap 70 to aninboard portion 35 of the exterior surface 24 of each leg sleeve 20, asbest shown in FIG. 16. Securement of the accessory strap 70 to aninboard surface 35 of each leg sleeve 20 maintains the strap 70 out of auser's way when the strap 70 is not in use.

When use of an accessory strap 70 is necessary or desirable, a user maydisengage the G-hook 12 connected to the upper and lower ends 72, 74 ofthe strap from secondary anchor loops 32 a and 32 b, respectively, andslide the strap 70 out of the narrow spaces defined by retaining loops36 against the corresponding leg sleeve 20. The G-hook buckle 12connected to the upper end 72 of an accessory strap 70 can then beremovably received in any one of the left anchor loops 22 a of one legsleeve 20, and the G-hook buckle 12 connected to the lower end 74 of theaccessory strap 70 can be removably received in the corresponding rightanchor loop 22 b of an adjacent leg sleeve 20 at the same relativeelevational level, as best exemplified in FIGS. 21-22. Alternatively,the G-hook buckles 12 can similarly be removably received in any twocorresponding secondary anchor loops 32 a, 32 b, 32 c of two adjacentleg sleeves 20, as exemplified in FIG. 23. An accessory strap 70 can beplaced in a slack condition or stretched tight between adjacent legsleeves 20 to suit the user's preference or a given application.

Each accessory strap 70 can be formed from a durable, flexible materialsuch as webbing, ribbon, cordage, or any other suitably durable yetflexible material or materials. It is also to be understood that variousother releasable fasteners, including, for example, hooks, clasps,buckles, cordage, hook and loop fasteners, and the like, canalternatively be used in place of G-hook buckles 12 on the accessorystraps 70 disclosed herein.

Windowed Pouch

Referring now to FIGS. 1-2, 5, and 17, there are depicted differentembodiments of the novel assemblies disclosed herein including aflexible, windowed MOLLE pouch 85 releasably secured to a wall panel 40.The pouch 85 defines an interior compartment sized and shaped to receiveand contain the constituent components of any assembly disclosed hereinwhen the assembly is not in use. Additionally, when an assemblydisclosed herein is assembled and mounted on a tripod or othermulti-legged stand 90 as described above, the pouch 85 serves as aconvenient holder in which one or more pieces of frequently usedequipment or gear, such as a KESTREL® weather station, a small U.S.military squad-sized radio, military map pens, writing implements, aSUREFIRE® flashlight, and handgun ammunition magazines, can be storednear to hand in between uses.

The pouch 85 includes a zipper closure 86 operable to selectably closean opening in the pouch and seal the interior compartment, and twostrips of webbing 88 secured to a rear surface of the pouch 85. The twostrips of webbing 88 are interwoven through and thereby interface withthe horizontal slots 16 defined through the wall panel 40 to releasablysecure the pouch 85 to the wall panel 40 horizontally or vertically (notshown).

The pouch 85 further advantageously includes a panel of transparentpolymeric material 87 secured to a front surface of the pouch so as todefine against the front surface a clear pocket 87 in which a sheet ofreference material 15 (e.g., ballistic data such as a DOPE card,aperture data, photographs, mission parameters or notes, and the like)is removably receivable and visible to a user when received in thepocket 87. The clear pocket 87 is formed so as to tightly press a sheetof reference material 15 against the exterior or front surface of thepouch 85 and thereby protect the reference material 15 from weather andmoisture. 1001051 The pouch 85 can be formed from one or more sheets ofpanels of one or more of the same durable, flexible materials from whichthe leg sleeves 20 and wall panels 40 disclosed herein can be formed.However, the moisture protection afforded to reference material 15received in the pocket 87 can be further enhanced by the use ofwaterproof and/or water-resistant fabrics or coatings to form or coatthe pouch 85.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described indetail, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that variousmodifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. For example,although the invention has been described in the context of militaryoperations to support, conceal, and hold firearms and related shootingequipment, it is to be understood that the invention disclosed hereincan also be used to support, conceal, and hold other objects for use inother applications. Further, it is to be understood that the inventionis not limited to use with tripods. It is specifically contemplated thatthe invention may also be used with multi-legged stands having fewer ora greater number of legs than a tripod.

This written description uses examples to disclose the invention andalso to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention,including making and using any devices or systems and performing anyincorporated methods. The patentable scope of the invention is definedby the claims, and may include other examples that occur to thoseskilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within thescope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differfrom the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalentstructural elements with insubstantial differences from the literallanguages of the claims.

It will be understood that the particular embodiments described hereinare shown by way of illustration and not as limitations of theinvention. The principal features of this invention may be employed invarious embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention.Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize numerous equivalentsto the specific procedures described herein. Such equivalents areconsidered to be within the scope of this invention and are covered bythe claims.

All of the compositions and/or methods disclosed and claimed herein maybe made and/or executed without undue experimentation in light of thepresent disclosure. While the compositions and methods of this inventionhave been described in terms of the embodiments included herein, it willbe apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that variations may beapplied to the compositions and/or methods and in the steps or in thesequence of steps of the method described herein without departing fromthe concept, spirit, and scope of the invention. All such similarsubstitutes and modifications apparent to those skilled in the art aredeemed to be within the spirit, scope, and concept of the invention asdefined by the appended claims

Thus, although there have been described particular embodiments of thepresent invention of a new and useful MODULAR FIREARM SHOOTING SUPPORT,CONCEALMENT MD, AND ACCESSORY HOLDER ASSEMBLY FOR A MULTI-LEGGED STAND,it is not intended that such references be construed as limitations uponthe scope of this invention except as set forth in the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An assembly for mounting and concealing items ona tripod, comprising: at least two flexible leg sleeves, each configuredto wrap around and releasably engage a leg of the tripod; a plurality ofprimary anchor tabs secured to an exterior surface of each leg sleeve;at least one flexible wall panel having a plurality of rows of uniformlyspaced horizontal slots defined through the wall panel; a plurality ofstraps extending from each of a left side and a right side of the wallpanel; and a plurality of releasable wall panel fasteners connected tothe plurality of straps, the wall panel fasteners removably receivablein the primary anchor tabs to secure the wall panel to an adjacent pairof leg sleeves; wherein the wall panel screens a portion of an interiorspace defined between the legs of the tripod from a viewpoint outboardof the wall panel, and provides an upright, load bearing surface towhich a user can selectably mount an item of modular light-weightload-carrying equipment (MOLLE) when each of the leg sleeves is engagedwith a different leg of the tripod, the plurality of wall panelfasteners are received in the primary anchor tabs of the leg sleeves,and the tripod is in a deployed position.
 2. The assembly of claim 1,wherein the primary anchor tabs are spaced along a length of theexterior surface of each leg sleeve located outboard of the interiorspace when the leg sleeves are engaged with the legs of the tripod. 3.The assembly of claim 1, wherein: each primary anchor tab is a pair ofleft and right anchor loops.
 4. The assembly of claim 3, wherein: eachleft and right anchor loop defines an axis extending substantiallyparallel to an axis of a leg of the tripod when the corresponding legsleeve to which the left and right anchor loops are secured is engagedwith the leg.
 5. The assembly of claim 4, wherein each primary anchorloop is formed from a strip of flexible webbing having opposing firstand second ends folded over and secured to a central portion of thewebbing located between the first and second ends such that a firstportion of the webbing extending from the central portion to a firstlocation proximal to the first end forms the left anchor loop and asecond portion of the webbing extending from the central portion to asecond location proximal to the second end forms the right anchor loop.6. The assembly of claim 3, wherein: the at least two flexible legsleeves is three flexible sleeves; the at least one flexible wall panelis two wall panels; the wall panel fasteners connected to the pluralityof straps extending from the left side of a first of the two wall panelsare removably receivable in the right anchor loops of a first of thethree leg sleeves to selectably secure the left side of the first wallpanel to the first leg sleeve; the wall panel fasteners connected to theplurality of straps extending from the right side of the first wallpanel are removably receivable in the left anchor loops of a second ofthe three leg sleeves to selectably secure the right side of the firstwall panel to the second leg sleeve; the wall panel fasteners connectedto the plurality of straps extending from the left side of a second ofthe two wall panels are removably receivable in the right anchor loopsof the second leg sleeve to selectably secure the left side of thesecond wall panel to the second leg sleeve; and the wall panel fastenersconnected to the plurality of straps extending from the right side ofthe second wall panel are removably receivable in the left anchor loopsof a third of the three leg sleeves to selectably secure the right sideof the second wall panel to the third leg sleeve.
 7. The assembly ofclaim 3, wherein: the at least two flexible leg sleeves is threeflexible sleeves; the at least one flexible wall panel is three wallpanels; the wall panel fasteners connected to the plurality of strapsextending from the left side of a first of the three wall panels areremovably receivable in the right anchor loops of a first of the threeleg sleeves to selectably secure the left side of the first wall panelto the first leg sleeve; the wall panel fasteners connected to theplurality of straps extending from the right side of the first wallpanel are removably receivable in the left anchor loops of a second ofthe three leg sleeves to selectably secure the right side of the firstwall panel to the second leg sleeve; the wall panel fasteners connectedto the plurality of straps extending from the left side of a second ofthe three wall panels are removably receivable in the right anchor loopsof the second leg sleeve to selectably secure the left side of thesecond wall panel to the second leg sleeve; the wall panel fastenersconnected to the plurality of straps extending from the right side ofthe second wall panel are removably receivable in the left anchor loopsof a third of the three leg sleeves to selectably secure the right sideof the second wall panel to the third leg sleeve; the wall panelfasteners connected to the plurality of straps extending from the leftside of a third of the three wall panels are removably receivable in theright anchor loops of the third leg sleeve to selectably secure the leftside of the third wall panel to the third leg sleeve; and the wall panelfasteners connected to the plurality of straps extending from the rightside of the third wall panel are removably receivable in the left anchorloops of the first leg sleeve to selectably secure the right side of thethird wall panel to the first leg sleeve and thereby enclose theinterior space.
 8. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the at least twoflexible leg sleeves is three flexible sleeves, and the assembly furthercomprises: a flexible floor panel having three vertexes; a floor panelstrap secured to each vertex of the floor panel; a lowermost secondaryanchor loop secured to a lower end of each leg sleeve; and a floor panelfastener connected to each floor panel strap, each floor panel fastenerremovably receivable in the secondary anchor loop of a different legsleeve to secure the floor panel to the leg sleeves; wherein the floorpanel provides a horizontal load bearing surface inside the interiorspace on which a user can selectably store and conceal an object whenthe leg sleeves are engaged with the legs of the tripod, the floor panelfasteners are received in the secondary anchor loops, the wall panelfasteners are received in the primary anchor tabs, and the tripod is ina deployed position.
 9. The assembly of claim 8, wherein: each lowermostsecondary anchor loop defines an axis extending parallel to the groundwhen the leg sleeve to which the lowermost secondary anchor loop issecured is engaged with a leg of the tripod; and each lowermostsecondary anchor loop is secured to an inboard portion of the lower endof the corresponding leg sleeve facing the interior space when the legsleeve is engaged with the leg.
 10. The assembly of claim 9, furthercomprising: at least one flexible accessory strap having a lengthgreater than a length of each leg sleeve; an uppermost secondary anchorloop secured to an inboard portion of an upper end of each leg sleevethat faces the interior space when the leg sleeve is engaged with thetripod; an intermediate secondary anchor loop secured to an inboardportion of a lower end of each leg sleeve that faces the interior spacewhen the leg sleeve is engaged with the tripod, the portion of the lowerend of the leg being located adjacent to and above the lowermostsecondary anchor loop; at least one strip of flexible material having afirst widthwise end and a second widthwise end secured to an inboardexterior surface of each leg sleeve so as to define between the stripand the exterior surface of each leg sleeve a narrow space through whichthe accessory strap is slidably receivable, wherein the strip offlexible material releasably retains the accessory strap against theexterior surface of the leg sleeve when the accessory strap is receivedin the narrow space; a pair of first and second accessory strapfasteners connected to opposite end portions of the accessory strap, thefirst fastener removably receivable in the uppermost secondary anchorloop and the second fastener removably receivable in the intermediatesecondary anchor loop of any one of the leg sleeves when the accessorystrap is received in the narrow space to secure the accessory strap toan inboard surface of the leg sleeve facing the interior space; whereinthe accessory strap is selectably movable between a stowed positionlocated in the interior space wherein the first and second accessorystrap fasteners are received in the uppermost and intermediate secondaryanchor loops and the accessory strap is retained against the exteriorsurface of the leg sleeve by the at least one strip, and a deployedposition wherein the first and second accessory strap fasteners areremovably received in a primary anchor tab of a pair of adjacent legsleeves to provide a load bearing sling for supporting the weight of afirearm.
 11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein: the primary anchor tabsand secondary anchor loops are formed from strips of flexible materialhaving a width of about one inch; and the wall panel fasteners, floorpanel fasteners, and accessory strap fasteners are G-hook adjustableslide buckles having a hook mouth width of about one inch.
 12. Theassembly of claim 1, wherein each leg sleeve comprises: a rectangularpanel of flexible material having an upper end, a lower end, a lengthextending from the upper end to the lower end, a left edge, a rightedge, a front surface which forms the exterior surface of the leg sleevewhen the leg sleeve is engaged with a leg of the tripod, and a backsurface including a first touch fastener; and a strip of a second touchfastener complimentary to the first touch fastener secured to the frontsurface of the panel along the length of the right edge, wherein thesecond touch fastener engages the first touch fastener to releasablysecure the leg sleeve to the leg of the tripod when the panel is wrappedaround the leg with the back surface of the panel facing the leg so thatthe left edge of the back surface overlaps the right edge of the frontsurface; wherein the primary anchor tabs are secured to front surface ofthe panel and spaced along an imaginary reference line centered betweenthe left and right edges and extending from the upper end to the lowerend of the panel.
 13. The assembly of claim 1, wherein each leg sleevefurther comprises: a strip of elastomeric material having a leftlengthwise edge and a right lengthwise edge secured to the exteriorsurface of the leg sleeve so as to define between the strip and theexterior surface a narrow pocket in which an elongated object isremovably receivable; wherein the elastomeric strip stretches toreleasably retain the elongated object against the exterior surface ofthe leg sleeve when the object is received in the narrow pocket and theleg sleeve is engaged with a leg of the tripod.
 14. The assembly ofclaim 1, further comprising a flexible pouch defining an interiorcompartment, the pouch including: a zipper closure operable toselectably close an opening in the pouch and seal the interiorcompartment, two strips of webbing secured to a rear surface of thepouch, and a panel of transparent polymeric material secured to a frontsurface of the pouch so as to define against the front surface a clearpocket in which a sheet of reference material is removably receivableand visible to a user when received in the pocket; wherein the twostrips of webbing interface with the horizontal slots defined throughthe wall panel to releasably secure the pouch to the wall panel.
 15. Theassembly of claim 12, further comprising: at least two strips of aflexible touch fastener material, each strip having a first surfaceincluding a second touch fastener matingly engageable with the firsttouch fastener, and a second surface including an adhesive operable tosecure the strip to a leg of the tripod; wherein each leg sleeve isselectably immobilized on each corresponding leg of the tripod when eachstrip of flexible touch fastener material is secured to a correspondingleg of the tripod and the first touch fastener on the back surface ofeach leg sleeve matingly engages the second touch fastener.
 16. Theassembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible wall paneldefines a shape including: a base having a width, two equal sides, eachside extending from the base at an acute angle, and a top parallel tothe base, the top extending between the sides at an obtuse angle andhaving a width less than the width of the base.
 17. An assembly formounting and concealing items on a multi-legged stand, comprising: aplurality of leg sleeves, each leg sleeve configured to be wrappedaround and thereby releasably engaged with a different leg of themulti-legged stand; a flexible wall panel configured to extend betweenand releasably engage two leg sleeves of the plurality of leg sleeves toselectably secure the wall panel to the two leg sleeves; and a pluralityof rows of uniformly spaced horizontal slots defined through the wallpanel; wherein the wall panel provides an upright, load bearing surfaceto which a user can selectably mount an item of modular light weightload-carrying equipment (MOLLE) when the wall panel is engaged with thetwo leg sleeves, the two leg sleeves are engaged with two adjacent legsof the multi-legged stand, and the multi-legged stand is in a deployedposition.
 18. The assembly of claim 17, further comprising: a pluralityof primary anchor tabs secured to an exterior surface of each legsleeve; a plurality of straps extending from each of a left side and aright side of the wall panel; and a releasable wall panel fastenerconnected to each strap, the wall panel fasteners removably receivablein the primary anchor tabs to secure the wall panel to the leg sleeves.19. The assembly of claim 18, wherein each leg sleeve comprises: arectangular panel of flexible material having an upper end, a lower end,a length extending from the upper end to the lower end, a left edge, aright edge, a front surface which forms the exterior surface of the legsleeve when the leg sleeve is engaged with a leg of the multi-leggedstand, and a back surface including a first touch fastener; a strip of asecond touch fastener complimentary to the first touch fastener securedto the front surface of the panel along the length of the right edge,wherein the second touch fastener matingly engages the first touchfastener to releasably secure the leg sleeve to a leg of themulti-legged stand when the panel is wrapped around the leg with theback surface of the panel facing the leg; and a plurality ofsubstantially tubular, paired left and right anchor loops secured to thefront surface of the panel and spaced along an imaginary reference linecentered between the left and right edges and extending from the upperend to the lower end; wherein the wall panel fasteners connected to thestraps extending from the left side of the wall panel are removablyreceivable in the right anchor loops of a first leg sleeve of theplurality of leg sleeves and the wall panel fasteners connected to thestraps extending from the right side of the wall panel are removablyreceivable in the left anchor loops of a second leg sleeve of theplurality of leg sleeves adjacent to the first leg sleeve to secure thewall panel to the two leg sleeves.
 20. The assembly of claim 18, furthercomprising: a flexible floor panel; a plurality of floor panel strapsextending from the floor panel; a secondary anchor loop secured to eachleg sleeve on an opposite side the sleeve from the primary anchor tabswhen each leg sleeve is engaged with a leg of the multi-legged stand;and a releasable floor panel fastener connected to each floor panelstrap, each floor panel fastener removably receivable in the secondaryanchor loop of a different leg sleeve to secure the floor panel to theleg sleeves; wherein the floor panel provides a load bearing surfaceparallel to the ground on which a user can selectably store and concealan object when the leg sleeves are engaged with the legs of themulti-legged stand, the floor panel fasteners are received in thesecondary anchor loops, the wall panel fasteners are received in theprimary anchor tabs, and the multi-legged stand is in a deployedposition.
 21. The assembly of claim 19, wherein: each leg sleeve furthercomprises: an uppermost substantially tubular secondary anchor loopsecured to the upper end of the sheet adjacent an upper end of the stripof second touch fastener; a lowermost substantially tubular secondaryanchor loop secured to the lower end of the panel adjacent a lower endof the strip of second touch fastener; and an intermediate tubularsecondary anchor loop secured to the panel above and adjacent to thelowermost secondary anchor loop; wherein the three secondary anchorloops each define an axis extending transverse to the length of thesheet; and the assembly further comprises: a flexible floor panel havinga plurality of floor panel straps extending from the floor panel, thefloor panel straps equal in number to the number of leg sleeves in theplurality of leg sleeves; a releasable floor panel fastener connected toeach floor panel strap, each floor panel fastener removably receivablein the lowermost secondary anchor loop of a different leg sleeve toselectably secure the floor panel to the leg sleeves; a plurality offlexible accessory straps having a length greater than the length of therectangular panel of flexible material; and a pair of accessory strapfasteners connected to each accessory strap, each pair of accessorystrap fasteners removably receivable in the uppermost and intermediatesecondary anchor loops of a corresponding leg sleeve to secure theaccessory strap to the leg sleeve.
 22. An assembly for mounting andconcealing items on a multi-legged stand, comprising: a pair of flexibleleg sleeves, each leg sleeve configured to wrap around and releasablyengage one leg of a pair of adjacent legs of the multi-legged stand; aplurality of anchor loops secured to an exterior surface of each legsleeve; a flexible wall panel having a left side, a right side, and aplurality of straps extending from each of the left and right sides; anda plurality of G-hook buckles, each G-hook buckle connected to adifferent strap of the plurality of straps and removably receivable in adifferent anchor loop of the plurality of anchor loops to secure thewall panel to the pair of leg sleeves; wherein the flexible wall panelis sized and shaped to substantially fill a space defined between thepair of leg sleeves when the pair of leg sleeves are engaged with thepair of adjacent legs and the multi-legged stand is in a deployedposition such that the wall panel screens an object located on a firstside of the wall panel from a viewpoint located on a second side of thewall panel.
 23. A multi-legged stand for supporting a firearm andmounting and concealing shooting equipment, the stand comprising: aportable tripod having three telescopic legs that define an interiorspace when deployed; three flexible leg sleeves, each configured to wraparound and releasably engage a different leg of the tripod; a pluralityof pairs of left and right anchor loops secured to an outboard portionof the exterior surface of each leg sleeve facing away from the interiorspace when each leg sleeve is engaged with a corresponding leg of thetripod, wherein each anchor loop defines an axis extending substantiallyparallel to an axis of each leg when the corresponding leg sleeve towhich the left and right anchor loops is engaged with a correspondingleg of the tripod; a flexible wall panel having a plurality of rows ofuniformly spaced horizontal slots defined therethrough; a plurality ofstraps extending from each of a left side and a right side of the wallpanel; and a plurality of G-hook buckles, each buckle connected to adifferent strap of the plurality of straps, wherein the G-hook bucklesconnected to the plurality of straps extending from the left side of thewall panel are removably receivable in the right anchor loops of a firstof the three leg sleeves to secure the left side of the wall panel tothe first leg sleeve, and the G-hook buckles connected to the pluralityof straps extending from the right side of the wall panel are removablyreceivable in the left anchor loops of a second of the three leg sleevesto secure the right side of the wall panel to the second leg sleeve; aflexible floor panel having three vertexes; a floor panel strap securedto each vertex of the floor panel; a secondary anchor loop secured to aninboard portion of the lower end of each leg sleeve facing the interiorspace when the leg sleeve is engaged with a corresponding leg of thetripod, wherein each secondary anchor loop defines an axis extendingparallel to the ground when the leg sleeve to which the secondary anchorloop is secured is engaged with a corresponding leg of the tripod; aG-hook buckle connected to each floor panel strap, each G-hook buckleremovably receivable in the secondary anchor loop of a different legsleeve to secure the floor panel to the leg sleeves; wherein the wallpanel screens an object stowed on the floor panel from a viewpointoutboard of the wall panel, and provides an upright, load bearingsurface to which a user can selectably mount an item of modularlight-weight load-carrying equipment (MOLLE) when each of the legsleeves is engaged with a different leg of the tripod, the G-hookbuckles connected to the floor panel straps are received in thecorresponding secondary anchor loops, the G-hook buckles connected tothe wall panel straps are received in the corresponding left and rightanchor loops, and the tripod is in a deployed position.